Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:36:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jason Decade
Subject: X-Men Legacy 46
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Ok, guys, All the disclaimers apply, that means all thanks goes to Marvel
for the X-Men, I'm just making the story. And I do read all the other
stories, and they're great, keep up the good work. They inspire me!
Chapter 46: Notes from the Underground
Scott [ Be careful, ba...Legacy.]
I crept past three guards and slunk down into a readied position and
cartwheeled to past an opening, hoping I wouldn't be noticed. The others
had created a distraction on the other end of the building and I
volunteered because I felt more like a spy nowadays. That and I didn't
really feel connected to them. Not since Vulcan. I found myself sneaking
past another guard, I crouched to add to my stealth.
Pane [ Cyclops, this is a mission. Careful is not really an option.]
Scott [ Be ready, we're gearing up for the distraction.]
Pane [ Anytime, now.]
Suddenly, there was an alarm and everyone ran past me, in the opposite
direction. I made my way to the control room. I slid some levers around and
viola! The room I needed was a few yards away!
Pane [ Cyclops. Tell them to retreat.]
Cyclops [ Great. Everyone, back down!]
I sighed and started to walk out, but stopped at the sight of Mom. She
looked the same, maybe younger. She smiled at me and I grimaced back. I
felt pressure on my head and stumbled a little.
"Get outta my head!" I shouted.
"Come on, baby, let mommy in. Since you've been going to the school, we
haven't been as close." Mom said, looking directly into my eyes.
"I said..." I frowned, holding my head, " Outta my head!" I said, causing
her to fly back!
Mom got up and stared at me, " Still one of my father's puppets? They said
you wouldn't come, but I knew you would."
"I've gotta save you." I said quickly, " They?"
"The rest of us. Apocalypse gets the world, but we get to run it." she
said.
I thought for a minute, " SO, you all get your own portions...Vulcan got
space, huh?"
"Don't get bent out of shape..." she said.
"Scott loves it." I said.
Mom cringed, " It's too old. It'll never work." she said.
"Now I'm supposed to take relationship advice?" I asked.
"I'm still your mother. I just am too young to die." she said, letting
emotion slip in that one sentence.
I looked at her, " I'm sorry you died for me." I said quickly.
"I'm not." she said, " You have to get away, far away. Apocalypse isn't
going anywhere and right now, he's taking over."
"Mom." I said slowly.
"This is the only way I can live." she said, looking back, " They're
coming...I saved you because I love you. If you die, then that whole thing
becomes useless."
I was on the brink of tears, but I shook it off, " I love you too." I said,
" But this life you have here...it's not what you want."
"You'd rather I be dead?" Mom asked.
"I'd rather you were at peace." I said, running past her. As I hit the
hallway, a bullet whizzed past me and hit the wall beside me. I turned and
sent three guards flying away from me.
Scott [ Pane, get out here! Something is happening!]
Pane [ I'm exiting the north entrance, pick me up.]
More guards began shooting and I ran to the edge of the railing outside and
jumped off, landing harshly on the roof of the X-Jet.
- - - - - - - - -
All the X-Men sat in the War Room, watching the monitors. Destruction had
rained down on Manhatten, then spread from there. The world had been
paralyzed. There were bulletins and presidential speeches and chaos.
Apocalypse had succeeded in taking on the world and, as of now, he'd
won. If we were going to take action, we needed it now. The information we
had gotten from the computers indicated three major bases. One in Genosha,
one in Manhatten, and one in Egypt. My mind wandered to the next step.
Whatever we did next, we'd be behind. Apocalypse had been planning for
years and with a mind like that, he could do anything. I looked over to see
Bobby staring at me.
Bobby ( Are you okay?)
Pane < I'm tired. A little shaken. This whole thing is going a little too
fast.>
Bobby ( It must have been Hell, seeing your mom.)
Pane < You have no idea.>
Bobby ( I'm always here to talk.)
I smiled
Bobby ( Oh yeah, I'm sorry about that Rocky guy.)
Pane < He's in a better place.>
"So, what're you sayin, bub, we got a rogue on our hands?" Logan said, his
gruff voice snapping me back into the conversation.
"We can not be sure of anything, Logan." Professor smiled at me, " The only
thing we know for sure is that Apocalypse is behind this. And, from what
Pane was able to get, there is more than one villain in this."
"Is it possible that their is an inside man?" Ororo asked.
"Whaddya mean? Like a spy?" Scott asked.
"Precisely." Ororo said, her beautiful face contorting into a worried one,
" Apocalypse has been thwarting our attempts to calm the chaos."
"But, Comrade, who would do that?" Piotr asked.
"Who wouldn't, Suga." Rogue said, gaining stares from us, " He's promising
them their own little countries. If I was evil, you best believe I'd be on
that."
"She's got a point." I muttered, " If I were Apocalypse, I'd rally friends.
Even though, if I were him, I wouldn't have any."
"What about the Masters of Evil?" Warren asked.
"I believe they are his main co-conspiritors." Hank announced, " Many were
captured."
"Where are they now?" I asked.
"Crossmore. One of the chosen places that keep us safe has now been
destroyed by the mysterious planes and villains are escaping into the
street!" the reporter said, causing us to look at the screen.
"This is dire." Professor said, not looking at us.
"Heiliger Gott!" Nightcrawler shouted.
"I agree." Psylocke said quickly, " Wait, what did you say?"
"I think we should be rallying our allies as well." Emma Frost said. Her
voice was seductive and made me wish she wasn't so close to Scott. I'd hate
to have to kill her.
"Which allies?" Kitty asked.
"All of them." Scott said, " Any and every."
"So, this is it? This is really it..." Havok asked.
"Look, Dorothy, we're not in Kansas." I said, standing.
"You sound homesick." Lorna said, concerned.
"We are a long way from home." I sighed, " Where do we start?"
"Manhatten." Professor said, " Scott, assemble a team."
Scott nodded and everyone began to leave.
"Pane, may I see you?" Professor asked.
I nodded and sat back down, " She seemed fine." I said softly.
"It's not her." he said.
I looked at him, " Yes, it is." I said, " It is her. I thought it was a
shell, but..."
He stared at me in disbelief, " I was under the impression that the
resurrected were just shells." he frowned.
"She let me go." I said, " She could have fought me, but she didn't. She
told me about everything."
"I know you must be..."
I shook my head, " No. You don't know! You're a telepath and you can't even
began to feel what I feel right now! I feel like I'm being torn apart
and...I want her to live, but I have to make the choice between her and the
world. I've made this choice before, and I'm not sure I can make it again."
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I'm not you. I'm half you. Half Magneto. I'm not going to kill my
mother. If you or anyone else goes near her, I'll kill you." I said,
looking into his eyes, " I'm so sorry, but I can't let that happen."
"When we break the machine..."
"If." I said quickly, " I'm going to help defeat Apocalypse, but I'm not
going to let you or anyone else destroy that machine."
"Do you know what you're saying?" Professor asked, sitting back in his
chair, " To go against us..."
"I've sacrificed everything and I don't have anything left but her. They're
using my family to get to me and they won't find my family..."
"What have you done?" Professor asked, looking at me wide-eyed.
"What I had to." I said, standing, " They're all I have. I'll kill everyone
before I let anyone destroy them."
"Even if that means killing us? Your other family?" he asked.
"Even if that means that I die." I said, looking back once.
"You speak as if you are wounded." he said.
"I am." I nodded, turning my head.
"I am afraid I cannot see it." he said.
"Then you're really not looking hard enough." I said, leaving.
- - - - - - - - - -
I guess the truth was, that this place was like home to some people, but to
me, it wasn't a dream. Living in peace wasn't realistic. It had never
been. I found myself wondering how much one had to sacrifice to achieve
Xavier's dream. He had everyone fooled because he took those who had
nothing and no one to lose. I was different. I had history and family and a
sneaing feeling that sooner or later, I would be the sacrifice again. Ever
since I had been 'awakened' I didn't quite see the dream. I had never
meshed with the school, I had been killed before I got to make a strong
connection, therefore, I would never really make one. The spoiler is, that
I'm supposed to be dead now. I was never supposed to have survived and in a
way I hadn't. While I searched through my bags, I found sais. I took them
out and twirled them slowly.
"Elektra gave them to you." Scott said, watching from the door.
I put them back down, " She gave them to him." I said softly.
"They were meant for you." Scott said, standing beside me.
"This al is pretty new to me...are you scared? This is a pretty big event."
I said quickly.
"I know we're gonna win." he said.
"At what price?" I asked, " What price does Xavier's dream come?"
"What about Magneto's dream?" Scott said testily.
I shrugged, " I'm more worried about my dream." I muttered, " Do you
honestly see us together forever?"
"Is this our 2343543434th break-up?" Scott asked.
"No. I'm just curious." I asked.
"I do. I see us all happy and free from oppression. Living peacefully."
Scott said.
The mirror flew off the wall, " Scott when are you gonna realize that it's
not going to happen! We are hated. We will always be hated and feared and
we will be persecuted for it!" I shouted, " This world isn't about Dreams
anymore. It's about hate. It's about death and it's about a fight. You know
me better than anybody and I'm gonna fight until the end."
"Professor relayed your message to the team, about your mother." Scott said
slowly, wrapping his hands around my waist.
"I meant it." I said, turning to him, " Even if that's you."
Scott let go and sighed, " I wouldn't do that to you." he said.
I kissed him, " I know." I said, walking to the closet.
"Any idea what you're going to do once you're leaving?" Scott asked.
"Yeah. I'm not telling you though, you really wouldn't approve." I
whispered.
"Okay." Scott said, sitting on the bed, " Where are you going to stay?"
"The job's not really stationary." I said.
"Would this be no job?" Scott asked.
I smiled at him, " Stop reaching." I chuckled.
"Just trying to find something to hold on to." Scott sighed, standing, " I
really wish you'd stay."
I nodded, " Wish I could." I sighed, " I just, I'm not needed on this
team. I came to this school and was almost part of the team, then I died
and...when you wake up, it feels like you're just thrown into someone
else's life. I'm not crying or complainingg, I just..."
"I need you." Scott said, " You belong in my life."
I smiled, " Scott, I will be." I said.
Scott kneeled, pulling out a ring box, " Please, stay, marry me." he said
quickly.
"I...." I stammered.
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Well, if you liked it please tell me so I can start work on the
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